A drunken man who tried to rob a Great Yarmouth taxi driver at knifepoint and slashed him in the arm during a struggle is today starting an eight-year jail term. Scott Chesney, 31, threatened taxi driver George Brown after getting into his cab at Britannia Pier – and was caught because he returned to the [...]
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A TAXI driver has told of his “nightmare” at the hands of a gang of robbers. The DG Cars driver was on his way to pick up a customer from Carrington when his ordeal began. “There was a group of around eight to 10 guys throwing snowballs in the middle of the street in Villa [...]
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FRAUD ACT 2006 - “doing a runner”: Making off without payment, or bilking, is now caught by the Fraud Act 2006 Sections 2 and 11 are relevant, however, charges are most easily laid under section 11: Section 11 “Obtaining services dishonestly” This reads as follows: (1) A person is guilty of an offence under this [...]
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A WOMAN who assaulted a taxi driver and caused £400 worth of damage to his cab after drinking three quarters of a vodka bottle has been spared jail. Shirley Johnstone was told by Torquay magistrates that had she not pleaded guilty she would have been sent to prison. The court heard how on October 16 [...]
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Taxi drivers in Bath have expressed concern over what they should do with passengers who refuse to pay fares, after being told not to drive them to the police station. The situation was brought to a head by a recent incident in which a driver was arrested, although not yet charged, on suspicion of assault [...]
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A MAN who punched the wing mirror off a taxi when the driver refused to take him to a friend’s house will spend the next 10 weeks in jail for breaching the terms of his licence. Thomas Lewis, of no fixed address, was also given a two- year criminal anti-social be-haviour order (crasbo). Leslie Ashton, [...]
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Customers will be asked to pay their taxi fares up-front or get out if new proposals are given the go-ahead next week. Hackney carriage drivers are looking to strike back against punters who run off without paying their fares. Both the town’s taxi associations, with the support of the police, are asking Reading Borough Council [...]
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TAXI drivers have teamed up with CCTV operators and police for a new scheme to crack down on anti-social and violent behaviour in Weymouth. A pilot Taxi Watch initiative has proved so successful over the past few weeks that it looks set to become a permanent feature in the resort. Six cabs have been fitted [...]
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REDHILL taxi drivers have warned Surrey Police to help them before they are forced to take matters into their own hands. The stark message was delivered to Reigate and Banstead Neighbourhood Inspector Charlotte Rimmer by 62-year-old cabbie Raymundo Negro and eight of his colleagues, after he was “accosted” by five drunks on Sunday, October 10. [...]
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TAXI driver Martin Langdon is supporting calls for CCTV in cabs after a group of young men tried to take his minibus. Martin, 32, who suffers from cerebral palsy, was at the wheel of the vehicle when the “frightening” incident happened. Now he thinks security cameras would help — but did warn it would be [...]
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